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Most unemployed people, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Hinds County, MSMS211,8887,738−27%

02Harrison County, MSMS217,1366,802−20%

03Jackson County, MSMS147,6664,605−26%

04Rankin County, MSMS162,1813,546−4%

05DeSoto County, MSMS197,9183,228−26%

06Forrest County, MSMS79,0342,602−1%

07Madison County, MSMS116,2982,121−13%

08Lee County, MSMS83,7312,036−12%

09Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3171,798+14%

10Lamar County, MSMS67,4031,585−45%

11Lowndes County, MSMS57,3461,575−22%

12Pearl River County, MSMS59,3631,574+11%

13Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8961,438−26%

14Leflore County, MSMS25,6861,293+2%

15Jones County, MSMS66,4961,153−20%

16Sunflower County, MSMS22,8931,115+8%

17Hancock County, MSMS46,8731,094−19%

18Washington County, MSMS40,4461,093−43%

19Warren County, MSMS41,759951−33%

20Neshoba County, MSMS28,732941−18%

21Monroe County, MSMS33,318932−16%

22Pike County, MSMS38,712911−13%

23Panola County, MSMS32,691884−16%

24Coahoma County, MSMS19,849830−22%

25Yazoo County, MSMS22,947821−29%

26Bolivar County, MSMS28,262808−7%

27Marion County, MSMS24,001776−11%

28George County, MSMS26,331734−38%

29Stone County, MSMS19,654728+37%

30Adams County, MSMS30,061716−32%

31Alcorn County, MSMS34,569716−29%

32Marshall County, MSMS34,654664−32%

33Copiah County, MSMS27,497654−25%

34Scott County, MSMS28,073624−30%

35Tate County, MSMS28,725621−10%

36Wayne County, MSMS19,807589−35%

37Clay County, MSMS18,238586−16%

38Itawamba County, MSMS24,152580+245%

39Tunica County, MSMS8,819570+60%

40Lafayette County, MSMS59,597567−49%

41Tippah County, MSMS21,389555−4%

42Holmes County, MSMS15,465545−40%

43Leake County, MSMS21,662543−29%

44Union County, MSMS28,459543−24%

45Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877491−16%

46Winston County, MSMS17,473483−22%

47Simpson County, MSMS25,498480−41%

48Greene County, MSMS13,707478−17%

49Grenada County, MSMS20,868470+0%

50Lincoln County, MSMS35,012463−37%

51Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941462+35%

52Clarke County, MSMS15,102447+5%

53Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096444−12%

54Attala County, MSMS17,100434−24%

55Jasper County, MSMS15,785416+59%

56Kemper County, MSMS8,600415−38%

57Lawrence County, MSMS11,819411−37%

58Newton County, MSMS20,960400+15%

59Prentiss County, MSMS25,284379−23%

60Humphreys County, MSMS7,001369−19%

61Walthall County, MSMS13,928366+43%

62Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582354+66%

63Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730338+31%

64Choctaw County, MSMS8,048334+4%

65Noxubee County, MSMS9,798323−32%

66Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375310−11%

67Quitman County, MSMS5,364301−32%

68Webster County, MSMS10,167291+17%

69Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639261−29%

70Covington County, MSMS17,898260−39%

71Calhoun County, MSMS12,643258+19%

72Smith County, MSMS13,991254−11%

73Amite County, MSMS12,487243−17%

74Montgomery County, MSMS9,354188−44%

75Claiborne County, MSMS8,058183−45%

76Sharkey County, MSMS3,097155−25%

77Franklin County, MSMS7,491116+107%

78Benton County, MSMS7,502105+18%

79Perry County, MSMS11,57788−74%

80Carroll County, MSMS9,22666−79%

81Jefferson County, MSMS6,82546−81%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26310−62%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES